The Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences (IHS) was introduced in 1997 to offer two-year M.Phil.

following modern American credit hour and semester system including course work, two-month internship and thesis guided by a supervisor.

The training programme of the university is designed to augment the knowledge of the college teachers, enhance their skill in teaching and get them an exposure to higher ideas.

There are four academic units: The school and centres organise education in colleges and improve the standard.

Apart from the units providing campus teaching at Board Bazar, Gazipur, the university has about 2,254 component/affiliated colleges.

These colleges under its academic control cater for courses leading to Pass, Honours and master's degrees.